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It's safe to say the folks making Sunset Overdrive never intended to make a serious shooter. I mean, setting your game in a world where a tainted energy drink turns people into mutants (that you can then dispatch with a firework-launching flare gun) doesn't exactly suggest "gritty." They even poke fun at the overwhelming number of realistic cover-based shooters in their E3 trailer.

Arcen Games' flagship title, AI War, turns four years old this week. Four years! In today's seemingly "churn 'em and burn 'em" world of games, it's impressive that a title has not only maintained its lifespan for that period of time, but the developers themselves continue to support it and release new content for it. In celebration of this occasion, Arcen is offering a bundle deal of all that content for just $6, including their latest expansion: Vengeance of the Machine. It's easy math. 1 game plus 5 expansions = $6.

Mars. That red planet that floats around with stone faces in the sand, secret alien cities beneath the surface, and a curious little rover scooping up bits of soil. Also, Ironward Game's upcoming tactical survival game takes place there! The studio is currently hard at work on The Red Solstice, a co-op game that supports up to eight players who must work together in order to survive the harsh Martian climate.

[Update]: Skyward Collapse is now available on Steam for less than $5.
When we spoke with Arcen Games' Founder/CEO/Lead Programmer/Lead Designer Chris Park last month, he talked about two of their upcoming co-op titles: Skyward Collapse and Exodus of the Machine. Hard as it may be to believe, Skyward Collapse sees its release on Steam this very day, and it brings with it an eight-player cooperative mode. That's a lot of friends to help you create a civilization!

Japan Studio recently released a video showing off Freedom Wars (formerly thought to be titled Panopticon), a dystopian action game filled with guns, mechs, and massive enemies. Set in the year 102013, the ruined Earth is essentially a battleground where convicted criminals are sent to fight giant monsters as punishment. And since everyone who commits a crime is found guilty, there's always some sort of epic battle going down.

The team at Chucklefish is still toiling away on the Terraria-like sandbox game Starbound. Pre-orders opened up in mid-April and have been a rousing success, bringing in over $1.1 million from almost 50,000 future players. That's a lot of funding, especially for a small indie studio, and it bodes well for the future of Starbound.

It's beginning to look a lot like the opposite of Christmas, what with the warm weather and sunshine and all. Terraria doesn't really care what the weather's like, though, and it's going to add a little winter cheer whenever it darn well pleases. Artist Jimmarn recently revealed screenshots showing a snow biome along with underground ice caverns that will be part of the next update. When that update hits is anyone's guess (June?), but it's going to be a massive one.

Starbound is an upcoming indie sandbox game designed to be something of a spiritual successor to Terraria. It's filled with all the exploration, building, crafting and character customization features you could ever want, but the real kicker is the addition of randomly generated planets you can inhabit! It's a good thing, too, as your home world was just destroyed by something evil, so you'll need all the space and resources you can get to construct a gigantic death laser of revenge.

A little game called Minecraft could eventually make its way to PlayStation Network. The exclusivity deal between Microsoft and developer Mojang that has kept the console version locked on Xbox 360 will one day come to end, at which point Minecraft lead developer Jens "Jeb" Bergensten said a PSN release would be considered. As for a Wii U version, the official word is "very unlikely".

AI War, the online space strategy game from Arcen Games, has just received a new expansion pack called Ancient Shadows. The expansion pack adds several new "sub-races" as well as 9 new ship classes, 2 new AI types, 2 new map types, 98 minutes of new music, and modular fortresses. The biggest change though is something called Champions.

Torchlight 2 has been an illusive tease for quite some time now. We've been positively aching for this game while Runic has been polishing it until it shines. It seems as if our prayers have finally been answered, however: the official word is that Torchlight 2 will release September 20th, a paltry three weeks from now!

Minecraft came out yesterday for the Xbox 360 and it seems it's going to be a huge success, especially for co-op gamers. One little problem for the game though, it's a pesky 1600 - that's $20 in real money. While that's still cheaper than the full version on the PC, that's a bit more than a lot of people are comfortable paying. Good news! You can get it for free today... here's how.

Torchlight 2 is now up on Steam available for Pre-Order, simply listed with a "Summer" release. The game is listed at $19.99, but there's a few ways you can get more value for your money. First, simply pre-ordering the game will net you a copy of the original Torchlight. Seconds, you can snag a four pack of the game for $60, which is basically giving you a free copy of Torchlight 2!